Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev (Azerbaijani: Ceyhun Mirzəyev) was an Azerbaijani actor and film director. Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to Jamil Mirzayev and his second wife Margarita. He had a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage to Yusif Mammadaliyev's brother Ibrahim. Mirzayev's father died when he was three years old. Noted for his good performance skills, he became a child actor in 1955 when he acted in the film The Meeting. Three years later, at age 12, Mirzayev played the leading role of young Ismayil in the film Stepmother. He later graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts majoring in film directing. He was most notable for starring and directing an Azerbaijani war film The Squall in 1993. Mirzayev was expected to be on movie's opening but he died from sudden heart attack.
Koroghlu
The Meeting
The Joke
The Humble Cemetery
Matteo Falcone
The Kidnapping of Groom
The Road Story
Stepmother
In the Name of the Law
The Tempestuous Kura
Saddle these Horses
The Inquiry is Going On
Real Friend
Wait for the Signal from the Sea
The Invincible Battalion
Black Gull
The Scream
The Most Important Interview
